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Feature flags · October 2026 Edition

Flagsmith vs GrowthBook

Five of fourteen models named Flagsmith first on the direct prompt; zero named GrowthBook. Flagsmith was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and GrowthBook by thirteen and Flagsmith carries 57 labels and GrowthBook 43, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Flagsmith

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

GrowthBook

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share25%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels5743A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Flagsmith reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.LaunchDarkly was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Flagsmith vs LaunchDarkly · Flagsmith vs ConfigCat · Flagsmith vs Unleash

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the feature flags page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
FlagsmithFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGrowthBook
Direct50
Paraphrase51
Comparative00
Budget-constrained441 against Flagsmith
Scale-constrained00
Negative122 against Flagsmith
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Flagsmith and GrowthBook were named in the same answer 106 times, of the 175 answers naming Flagsmith and the 118 naming GrowthBook. In those answers GrowthBook took the first choice five times and Flagsmith twenty-two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Flagsmith and GrowthBook stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Flagsmith GrowthBook first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Flagsmith on the left and GrowthBook on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Flagsmith and GrowthBook stood in it.

Flagsmith first, GrowthBook an alternative

5 of 14 modelsGrowthBook was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Flagsmith alternatives: ConfigCat, LaunchDarkly, Statsig
Gemini 3.5 FlashFlagsmith alternatives: ConfigCat, GrowthBook, PostHog Feature Flags
Mistral SmallFlagsmith alternatives: Flagship.io, GrowthBook
Llama 4 MaverickFlagsmith alternatives: Guideflow, LaunchDarkly, Unleash
Qwen 3.7 FlashFlagsmith, Unleash alternatives: GrowthBook, LaunchDarkly

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Perplexity SonarLaunchDarkly alternatives: ConfigCat, Flagsmith, GrowthBook, PostHog Feature Flags
Grok 4.1 FastStatsig alternatives: Flagsmith, GrowthBook
DeepSeek V4 FlashConfigCat alternatives: Flagsmith, LaunchDarkly
Kimi K2ConfigCat alternatives: Flagsmith, Split
GLM 4.7 FlashXConfigCat alternatives: Flagsmith, Statsig
MiniMax M2.5LaunchDarkly, Statsig alternatives: ConfigCat, GrowthBook, Unleash

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniLaunchDarkly, Statsig alternatives: Unleash
GPT-6 LunaLaunchDarkly alternatives: Statsig, Unleash
Muse Glimmer 30BConfigCat, Unleash alternatives: Split, Statsig

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Flagsmith leads by twenty-five points.
Flagsmith32%#1 of 8
GrowthBook7%#4 of 8
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Flagsmith leads by sixteen points.
Flagsmith25%#1 of 8
GrowthBook9%#6 of 8
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Flagsmith0%#5 of 9
GrowthBook0%#6 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Flagsmith

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“The free cloud tier is narrow for team collaboration. Documentation notes a default security posture to consider” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Open-source tools like Unleash and Flagsmith can introduce complexities during setup and ongoing maintenance” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Free cloud tier available (though limits are tight for teams)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Flagsmith is a good fit for mid-market engineering teams that want feature flags and remote configuration in a single tool” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“The Best All-Around Value: Flagsmith ... widely considered the best "low friction" option for startups and small teams” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If you want a simple, cost-effective, and flexible feature flag platform, Flagsmith is a top choice.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about GrowthBook

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“could be Flagsmith or GrowthBook, as they offer self-hosted alternatives with a typical budget of $0–$6000/month” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“For a mid-sized B2B company, GrowthBook is the strongest all-around recommendation.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If you want a free, open-source option, GrowthBook is a great choice.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.